| Ed:
"What are the CBB plans for CCCC this year?
Marvin Diogenes:
This year will be the 20th anniversary of Humor Night, to be held
on
Thursday, March 17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. CBB has played Humor Night
for the last four years, and we're looking forward to this year's
appearance.
Ed: How exciting!
Marvin Diogenes: The
20th anniversary has inspired a spike in our usual archival work,
focusing our energy on rediscovering rhet/comp songs from 1985,
the debut year of Humor Night.
Ed:
What are you doing in preparation
for the big night?
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| The
PWR version of the CBB rocks on at the September 2004 PWR
Party: Marvin sings while musicians jam – Left to right:
Clyde Moneyhun, of the original group; Bump Halbritter; and
Erik Turkman; as well as some unidentified woman dancing in
foreground. Read Marvin’s
take on this new crew. |
Marvin Diogenes: So
far we've unearthed "Writing for Nothing," the Dire
Straits' cynical take on the freewriting craze fueled by Peter
Elbow, as well as Don Henley's
spirited "All They Want to Do Is Rant," written when
he was teaching logic and argument at USC. We'll also be reprising
a standard from the CBB song list, Bruce Springsteen's anthem
"Born in the MLA."
Ed. Could you share
some musical selections with your online fans?
Marvin Diogenes: Thanks
to Jonah Willihnganz, we now have recordings from the PWR-CBB
gig at the program party in September. [LISTEN HERE]
Ed. I know you
released a CD with CBB years ago. Are there plans to cut a second
album?
Marvin Diogenes: Well, to paraphrase Mick and
Keith’s lament about the grading load at the London School
of Economics, “Time’s Not on Our Side,” but
we hope to work on a new cd as soon as class size is reduced to
3.
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