Vida

Vida March 3, 1995 (a)*
KJFC Radio at Foothill College, Palo Alto, California
Hosted by 'Russ'
Interviews and Acoustic Perfomance
Total Time: 27min.42sec.
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01  Intro & Chat  5:20
02  My Cup Is 1/2 Full  4:55  (Cadena) 
03  Chat  2:59
04  Brother Ego  3:09 (Cadena, Bowman, Cicero) 'Pensivemess' Version On Tape
05  Chat  5:38
06  99  1:19 (Hurley)
07  Chat  0:21
08  Keep On Pushing  3:33  (Mayfield)
09  Chat  1:12
10  Joey  2:15  (Cadena, Hurley, Bowman, Troccoli)
11  Chat and Farewell  4:19

All songs copyright 1994 and published 1994 Pru Music (BMI). All Rights Reservrd.
EXCEPT: Keep On Pushing copyright Curtom Music.

On the road with Vida for the first time. Gig the night before in San Francisco, This night in Oakland, but first a trip to Palo Alto for a quickie radio appearance. This by the way is the day before George and I wrote the song 5 Hours In Oakland about our visit with Hell's Angels 'Godfather' Sonny Barger.
Thanks for having us Russ!
* March 3, 1995 (b) is that evenings performance at The Merchant Street Saloon. A fun gig, but an awful sounding tape, so it's not likely to be posted.

Vida (as 'The Holz') June 30, 1995
The Hermosa Saloon Hermosa Beach, California
Total Time 42min29sec
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1   I Don't Give A Fuck  3:11  (Cadena, Troccoli)
2   Somebody Bring Him A Pepsi  5:22  (Zappa)
3   Evil Ways  3:20  (Santana)
4   Fuck You  2:53  (Feederz)
5   Master Of The Universe  (4:28)  (Hawkwind)
6   Malenia  3:37  (Cadena)
7   Get Off Your Ass And Jam 3:21  (Funkadelic)
8   Corona  2:52  (Boon)
9   Slip It In  5:26  (Ginn)
10 Tiny Stars 2:45 (Kayon)
11 Pussycat Jam (Funkadelic)

Dez Cadena: Guitar & Vocals
Bill Bowman: Bass
Tom Troccoli: Guitar & Vocals
Rob Holzman: Drums

The Hermosa Saloon was Vida's unofficial clubhouse. Within walking distance of 'Billy's Room' we would play there at least once a month to work out new material in front of supportive fans. George was unable to make this date, and since we were only 2 weeks away from our CD sessions, Dez, Bill and I decided to the gig anyway. We asked our old pal Rob Holzman (the original drummer for Saccharine Trust, and Vida's second drummer) if he would like to the gig with us. He agreed under the condition that we perform NO Vida material. We agreed, practiced a bunch of cover songs none of us seemed to know all the words to, and went for it. The band name 'The Holz' (as in Holzman) first appeared in 1984 when Dez, Rob and I would jam into the night at Black Flag's old rehearsal space and offices. That's why the announcement is made that "we've been together for 11 years, but this is our first live gig."
I Don't Give A Fuck was a jam Dez and I rewrote into an actual song for this occassion, and wound up adding to the Vida set list.
This is not intended to be thought of anything but the crazed hoot that it actually was. If you're looking for well played, professionally arranged and rehearsed material, this tape is NOT for you.


Vida
August 1, 1995
Billy's Room
Hermosa Beach, California

Source: 1995 CD Sessions
Lineage: Master Reel>dat>cdr>flac
Taped by: Eddie Ashworth & Rob Soto
Transferred by: Derrick Bostrom

01 Joey
02 'Igor' Sample
03 We're Pensive
04 We're Pensive
05 Natasha's Scream
06 My Cup Is 1/2 Full
07 My Cup Is 1/2 Full
08 My Cup Is 1/2 Full
09 Don't You
10 5 Hours In Oakland
11 MEDLEY: Give Me Your Tears / Sweet Repose
12 MEDLEY: Give Me Your Tears / Sweet Repose
13 Ravenssong
14 Pig's Eye
15 Big Sky
16 Brother Ego
17 Hey Wilma
18 Hey Wilma
19 Ponce
20 Frankie Fontaine

Vida December 29, 1995
Al's Bar Los Angeles, California
Taped by Dean 'The Old Bean' Abromovich
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Total Time 54:17

1  Cosmic Slop  6:38  (Clinton, Collins, Worrell)
2  We're Pensive  2:18  (Cadena)
3  Catfish  3:43  (Cadena, Bowman, Troccoli)
4  Ravenssong  1:59  (Cadena, Troccoli)
5  I'm Not Satisfied  3:26  (Zappa)
6  Contractions Of Love  3:14  (Troccoli, Hurley)
7  Joey  2:17  (Cadena, Hurley. Bowman, Troccoli)
8  My Cup Is 1/2 Full  4:47  (Cadena)
9  Shit, Or Get Off The Pot  2:01 (Troccoli, Bowman)
10MEDLEY: Give Me Your Tears (Cadena) / Sweet Repose (Cadena, Hurley, Bowman, Troccoli)  3:04
11Sweet Repose 2  2:36  (Cadena)
12Don't You  3:33  (Hurley)
13Natasha's Scream  2:47
14Mommy Told Daddy  3:45 (Cadena, Troccoli)
15Ponce  3:32  (Cadena, Troccoli)
16Keep On Pushing  4:29  (Mayfield)

All words and music copyright 1994-1995 Pru Music (BMI). All Rights Reserved.
EXCEPT Cosmic Slop copyright Bridgeport Music, I'm Not Satisfied copyright Munchkin Music, and Keep On Pushing copyright Curtom Music.

NOTES: This is another hissy one, but I have included it because it features the best sounding versions of 2 Vida originals (Sweet Repose 2, and Mommy Told Daddy), and a couple of rarely played covers.
There is a tape flip between tracks 10 & 11.


SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
71117	1995-03-03	KJFC Radio, Foothill College	Palo Alto	CA
KJFC Radio at Foothill College, Palo Alto, California Hosted by 'Russ.' > PreFM Analogue Cassette>CDR>flac
71118	1995-06-30	The Hermosa Saloon	Hermosa Beach	CA
Vida (as 'The Holz') June 30, 1995 The Hermosa Saloon Hermosa Beach, California > Aud Analogue Cassette>CDR>flac
71115	1995-08-01	Billy's Room	Hermosa Beach	CA
1995 CD Sessions > Master Reel>dat>cdr>flac
71124	1995-12-29	Al's Bar	Los Angeles	CA
Troccoli's Archive > Aud Analogue Cassette>Analogue Cassette>CDR>Flac

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