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Hello my gossip-hungry little monsters. I was in a tryptophan coma for a week straight, but I managed to get some dish for you this issue. It wasn’t easy, but thankfully, a few musicians and a filmmaker gave me some goodies.

Broken Mule?

It seems Warren Haynes’ band Gov’t Mule may soon need to be on gov’t assistance. Well that is if their road manager’s extraordinary stinginess is any indication of their financial situation.

Apparently there is a custom for bands to give the local crew (who helps the road crew unload all of the equipment and with the sound and lights and such) a T-shirt as a little thank you or lagniappe, if you will. And after our local crew finished helping the guys get ready for their show at the Saenger Tuesday, Nov. 14, a member of GM’s entourage did just that, and handed out black T-shirts with a small GM logo on it that one local crew member said may have been a ”$3 T-shirt.” Anyway, the road manager didn’t know his colleague had given the guys these shirts, and he lost his mind, accusing them over stealing the ”$3 T-shirts.”

Our guys explained to him they had been given the shirts, and the issue seemed to be resolved. That is until the next day when the road manager sent an e-mail requesting all of the T-shirts be mailed back to Gov’t Mule, which of course did not happen. But they should have worn them in every smoky bar on Dauphin Street, ran around Bienville Square a few hundred times, donated them to 15 Place for a few days and then mailed them back.

Feel the Burns

PBS recently announced it will air acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns’ seven-part epic about World War II in September 2007, and our own little Mobile is one of the stars.

Burns’ aim was to show the war through the eyes of ordinary citizens in ordinary towns throughout America. Sharing the spotlight with Mobile is Waterbury, Conn., Sacramento, Cal., and Luverne, Minn. Burns chose our fair city after reading a Mobilian’s memoir.

He and his crew have been filming in the area over the last few years, including on MiMo’s Monterrey Place, which he really felt reflected the period. We hear he was back in town last week dining with a WWII vet who was in a German POW camp and also a lady who was a nurse.

But the big rumor we are hearing is that there may be a premiere at the Saenger, and Tom Hanks, who narrates portions of the film, may be present. He is apparently considering making a dramatic interpretation of the film. So we may even see our city on the big screen yet again.

Galactically related

Galactic played at the Soul Kitchen the Saturday night of Thanksgiving, and though I didn’t make it myself, my Jammy Spy said it was packed and the show was “killer,” though apparently there was some issue with the men’s restroom.

Anyway, he also informed me one of the members has a local connection, which I was unaware of. It seem Galactic’s guitarist Jeffrey Raines in none other than the Press-Register’s environmental reporter Ben Raines’ brother. And their father, Howell Raines, was the executive editor of the New York Times. I just thought that was kind of neat.

Another spywitness was on the way to her car when a “dirty, patchouli-reeking hippie” screamed at her, “I hope an animal didn’t have to die so you could wear that leather jacket.” She assured him it was pleather, but she said she was grateful he didn’t see her leather boots or getting into her car with her leather seats.

Crest abuse

OK. If I hear one more report about how some local socialites and lowdown skanks alike are misusing Crest Whitestrips, I’m going to have to stage a protest. I’m not going to get into the down and dirty details, but let’s just say something besides their teeth is getting whiter, and it’s nothing above their waists. Ladies, please, please stop this. I mean, is this really necessary?

Scamming around

I had the opportunity to dine at Heroes’ owner Davis Rasp’s new venture The Royal Scam on Royal Street near Veet’s on its first day open Thursday, Nov. 30, and it was awesome. The place looks great with dark wood and interesting lighting and an awesome courtyard. I can’t wake to check it out at night. It’s going to be non-smoking, so the Boozester’s hair won’t reek of smoke when she puts her big Boozie head on her big Boozie pillow.

Spotted

Mobile native Eliot Morris was spotted at Callaghan’s the Friday after Thanksgiving. Morris, a McGill grad, has made it pretty big in the music biz, touring with Coutning Crows and Goo Goo Dolls this past summer.

Also in town over the Turkey holiday, was former Mobilian and Slow Moses frontwoman/fiddler Molly Thomas. Thomas has made it pretty big herself. She was on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” a few months ago, playing with Todd Snider. Molly told Boozie a Slow Moses reunion is in the works, and she was able to get in some practice as she and fellow Slow Moses alum Ryan Balthrop played a few tunes together at Callaghan’s Sunday, Nov. 26.

Wedding Bells

I have to give a shout out to our associate/arts editor Kevin “Klee” Lee who married his lovely bride, Mary Ellen Zoghby on Saturday, Nov. 25 at St. Pius. We wish the happy couple the best of “kluck.”

Well kids, that’s all I got this time, but with all of the Christmas parties coming up, I’m sure there’s going to be a plethora a tasty beer nues to go around. So make sure to rat out your friends and co-workers and send me details about all your holiday parties. And just remember, whether rain or shine, dramatic or scandalous, or just some plain ol’ Whitestrip lovin’, I will be there. Ciao.

Boozie Beer Nues is Lagniappe social butterfly. Contact her at boozie@lagniappemobile.com.

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