So, I was trolling around the Trashcan Sinatras site when I popped into the downloads section and read something that I still haven’t recovered from. You know that Qwest commercial where they play “Got To Get You Into My Life” (a song about marijuana, as the rumors go)? Well, apparently the Paul McCartney impersonator is none other than Frank Reader, lead singer for my beloved Trashies.
I’m currently dealing with a range of emotions - one the one hand, Qwest is raping the Beatles, on the other hand, Frank Reader’s getting paid (can’t argue with it - those guys deserve a little monatary recognition), on the third hand, he’s not getting paid to sing Trashcan Sinatras tunes, but on the last hand, at least Qwest isn’t raping the Trashcan Sinatras.
While I ponder this you should go download the live version of “The Genius I Was” recorded live at LIPGLOSS on Oct. 15, 2004.
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Joie turned me on to the Trashcan Sinatras not long ago. She did not give you proper credit.
They’re so underrated… last time I saw them was at the Lion’s Lair which holds less than 100 people - while the intimate show was great… it’s was bullshit that a band that good should have to play to such a small audience.
ahem. to justify myself, let me say once and for all that tyler did introduce me to the trashies a few years ago and i do love him for it. not for much else though. 
you make the baby jesus cry.
thanks for the live (board?) recording from your spot.
thanks also for helping this lad develop his TCS affinity…which in turn helped develop Christine’s (above)…which led to her damn near crying at Slim’s, that night.
Man… my reach is further than I expected… which is just further evidence to the fact that I single handedly brought the word “groovy” back into the american lexicon back in 1991.
… by leaning out of the window of your car and singing “get on get on get on get on my groovy train?”
Tyler, thats 4 hands. Are you feeling okay?
I kill me.
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Comment by Christine — October 25, 2006 @ 1:00 pm
“The Genius I Was” is SUCH a great song; when I heard them play it in SF a few years back I almost cried. Thanks for posting another great live version!