From: Bruce Yandle  

Subject: Resistor and orbiting satellites at Supper Club Friday, June 17;

Hello everybody,
                A quick note to say Resistor and a lot of friends and compatriots
will be playing at the Supper Club this Friday for a benefit for Bill Tatum who
is battling pancreatic cancer. Besides being a local stalwart on the club scene 
back in the day and a music fan, Bill was also a member of the legendary Def Crew
softball team for many years and is one heck of a good guy. To be candid, things 
are not going well health-wise but he is holding up as best as he can and we are 
trying to raise a little money to help with medical bills and to raise his spirits 
in a show of emotional support, so to speak. Dody Cadenhead (RAYDODY@auburn.edu) 
is organizing the event and it is my understanding the doors will be open early—as
in six or so. I’m not sure what is happening as in food and whatnot and would
suggest contacting her as to particulars or if anyone is interested in helping 
out in any way. 

The line up of acts is Tom Tyson at 730, Rick Rowell, Resistor 
and SoulCo thereafter. Tom is one of the best bluegrass
 mandolin players in the region (and also a former softball team mate of mine!)and it is 
a rare treat to get to see him at the WESC.
Rick goes back a long way with us. We actually did something very similar to this
for the very first Resistor gig back in the Christmas season of 83, if memory 
serves. We backed Rick doing some of his stuff, Resistor did  a set and then the 
short lived but fondly recalled Blues From Another Planet, featuring Pierce
Coldneck Hodnette, Thomas Aquinas Dean and Crestful Wanking Bear Reeves,
played.  Rick will be supported by Eric and Dan as well as my son, Thomas, on bass. 
The original fearsome foursome of Resistor will be next and then SoulCo, my current 
band (unfortunately sans Greta who is in sunny Costa Rica at the moment but including
Eric and Thomas—this time on drums--as well as Chuck Cochrane on sax and percussion
and Mike Stewart on bass) will be playing. We may have an open jam or something for
the late night vampire set. Gonna sort of play that by ear. 

Should be fun and a chance to give our best to Bill. These situations certainly
underline the fragility of life and the ticking of the clock for us all.  I know
I personally cherish each gig or rehearsal more as the years pass and the fondness
for all of the old crowd from back in the daygrows annually. Hope you can make it! B

From: Bruce Yandle  
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:32 PM
Subject: Noise For Toys...Saturday, December 18 at Supper Club

Dear Citizens of the Resistor Nation and all Outlying Colonies;

                I had to wait until this morning to insure that the Tigers
had indeed reigned victorious in the SEC Championship game before sending 
this out as, otherwise, I ran the risk of it falling on dead ears—literally—as
a mass purple Kool-Aid drinking suicide would have been the only logical 
response for we ladies, gents and others of Auburn Town and other regions 
connected to this hub of the universe.  Fortunately,  our team scored more 
points than their team and so we can carry on with our little lives as we 
wait for the next date to arrive upon which young men under the age of 25 
or so grapple for an hour over a ball shaped somewhat like a suppository to 
determine exactly who God loves the most (Auburn). My other favorite pro team 
(Falcons) begin playing here in a few so I’ll try to get to the point, 
i.e., the Ten Millionth Mr. Resistor Noise For Toys at the War eagle Supper 
Club  on Saturday, December 18, 2010 beginning at, oh, 10-ish.

                I think after ten million times people pretty much know the 
rules of the game. My wife contends that I have always viewed rules more as
“suggestions” but, to put it concisely, NFT is like a Toys for Tots thing. 
Bring an unwrapped gift as your cover charge or cash which will be donated 
to charity. As to the gifts, try to keep in mind that while Barbie dolls 
(she is still hot after all these years…how does she do it?) and toy cars 
and the like are always fun to buy and give that there are kids of all ages 
that need to be served. Toys or gifts need not be brand new but at least 
presentable. Clothes or anything similar that perhaps a teen ager might 
appreciate will be more than welcome. If you presently have  a job and a roof
over your head stop a minute to count your blessings as for many people these
are very hard times. In the greater scheme of the world at large we Americans
live like relative royalty but it doesn’t change the gap between the haves and
have nots in our community. We have given over the years to many different
charitable organizations with your help including Project Uplift, East Alabama 
Food Bank, Storybook Farms, Safehouse as well as others but this year I am going
to try to impact one individual who has had an especially brutal year, is unaware
that it is coming and shall remain nameless. While struggling to make is as a 
single mother living in Section 8 housing she had the added misfortune of losing 
her 9 year old daughter in an automobile accident this Fall. I only know her casually
and my plan is to give her a gift certificate charge card to Wal Mart so she can buy
food or whatever else they might need.

                2010 has been a remarkably harsh year in my little realm regarding
people I know and their children. In addition to the above child I know of several
others who have been involved in horrific mishaps and have recovered with varying
degrees of success from fully to probably being impaired for life. As with the 
notion of being grateful if you have a job when one compares oneself with the less 
fortunate in regard to family health and so on I think we need to all take a close 
look at our loved ones and remind ourselves how lucky we are. My “children” are only 
slightly younger than I was when we began this thing we call Mr. Resistor and the 
Incapacitators or, certainly, it’s embryo, the Rakes.  Hardly  a day passes that 
the urge to strangle them (just a little) does not occur but hardly an hour passes 
that I don’t realize they are the best thing that ever happened to me and this goes 
for brothers, sisters, wives, parents and good friends….and maybe above all, my dog
and intellectual carbon copy, Jack!;) It is a fragile thread that keeps us topside.

                Now, on to the show…our good buds Square Bone (not to be confused 
with Square Peg) will be assisting us with the musical entertainment and, at this 
juncture, I will say there will also be special guests. What this actually means is
I have not gotten confirmation. We had hoped to get the Good Doctor featuring my old 
PBU mate Roy’s son, Jonas Shultz, but many of them are, I fear, actually…gasp…Yankees who 
will be heading out of town for the break to be with their families. Still, Jonas 
will be playing with Square Bone and Jeremy will be making a special trip from his 
present home in Savannah to play the drums for them. So, this will be a nice reunion 
for them as well. Resistor actually played this past Spring so we will have practiced 
twice as much as we did before last year’s NFT.

                So, I guess that about settles it. Another year in the books and 
another chance for all we codgers and codgettes to get together and try to do it 
like we used to do. Although I regularly jam with folks at the house I always love 
a chance to get out with the old crew with the amps on eleven and kick up some dust on
a rainy day at the Supper Club. I am sad to report that the days of the full bore rock 
and roll road houses that were such  a staple back in the day are on the wane. Lo, ‘tis 
the second coming of disco, I fear.  But we old dogs don’t bother with new tricks. 
Tigers National Champs and Falcons win the Super Bowl…Ok with you guys? Merry Christmas! B

 Subject: Haiti Earthquake - Red Cross - Strutting Duck/Auburn Ale House
Saturday March 20, 2010
To Whom It May Concern and Other Non-Spam Blocking Net Users: 
    My brother and band mate, Eric, was watching the coverage of the Haiti 
earthquake and, like many of us, felt like he wanted to do some little 
something to help out and suggested the idea of doing a benefit. Little did 
he know at the time that it would be the Earth Quake Du Jour by the time the 
gig date rolled around. So, with the desire to put a little in the pot we 
will be playing at the Strutting Duck/Auburn Ale House Saturday, March 20 
along with Mace Glasscock and Bandalar. Proceeds will go to the Red Cross' 
general disaster relief fund.
    I remember back in my salad days watching the African Famine coverage 
that eventually resulted in the Live Aid concerts. I went to a club we were 
playing at and suggested doing a benefit and the owner said that would be a 
good idea and ultimately said, "Why do you want to do this?" Until that 
moment I had never really realized that lots of benefits were done as much 
as a publicity stoking tool as out of any general desire to do something 
altruistically contributory.  Oh well, the shedding of one of the many onion 
like layers of idealism and naïveté that we all experience over the years 
and, besides, the ends justify the means....idealistically. Few of us even 
in our numbed state of 24 news cycle bombardment could watch these images of 
Biblical level horror without being stung with pangs of guilt for our 
relative good lot and sympathy for the poor souls in the midst of it all. 
So, though "charity fatigue" gets the best of us all we offer this chance to 
celebrate life and concurrently help people put theirs back together.
    I think we will play in the middle of this lineup...so maybe ten or so? 
Mace will open on acoustic which should be typically humbling  The man can 
play some slide as well as guitar in general. He's also a damn fine 
carpenter unless he as retired to his palatial estate in the teaming 
metropolis of Waverly. To be honest, I have not heard Bandalar so I look 
forward to an introduction Saturday night. With the Duck's discerning love 
of music I can only assume they will be excellent. As for Resistor, we are 
thankful that our bassist, Keith Richardson, did not lose two of his fingers 
in a mishap about a month ago with a metal fabricating machine where he 
works in Dallas, GA. He is not fully recovered and will have to use a pick 
but is grateful for the small things in life...like the last half inch of 
his right forefinger and birdy finger. He was kind enough to sent close up 
pictures of the injury the day after the accident. UGLY.
    In summation, we hope to see a crowd there. It will be the end of Spring 
Break so perhaps school oriented people will have trickled back into town. 
My car was nearly crushed yesterday on College Avenue by an avalanche of 
tumbleweeds rolling down the street. It is always good to see a reunion of 
the Old School Gang when we play and we always enjoy an opportunity to get 
the four of us on a stage and let the dog out when the chance arrives. Life 
is fragile and precious. Tomorrow is never promised. We are all bound by far 
more commonalities than differences and in the good times and the bad this 
becomes the most apparent. Help us help some folks in bad times by having a 
good time together. Peace, dude. B

 Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2009 
 Subject: NOISE FOR TOYS SATURDAY DECEMBER 19, 2009 SUPPER CLUB

Hello Ladies and Gentleman,
  In keeping with our depressed, recessed and distressed economy I'm a little behind this year in
 taking care of business regarding sounding the trumpets for our annual Noise For Toys benefit at 
the Supper Club. But don't let reports of elves being held hostage in Bora Bora let you think for a 
minute that this thing will not be happening. As we speak employees for Black Water are rounding up 
bands to play with us and fanning the flames of populace support with thousand dollar bills and 
promises of gift certificates to Best Buy. While the War on Recession may not have quite the cachet
 that the War on Drugs or the War on Terror...or even the War of the Waistline do it is indeed a 
battle that must be fought. The Economy must be riddled with dollars and carpet bombed with 
spending. And what better place to do it than Saturday night at the Supper Club? None of your loved 
ones really need that new cell phone, neck tie or Barbie doll with the mixed martial arts skill 
set.  What they need is for you to blow your shopping money on long neck Buds and toys for the 
underprivilaged.
  I have totally lost count of how many years we have done this. It would have been interesting to 
look back over the years just to see what all bands have played with us. You know, the Europeans 
chronicled their history through writing and, therefore, got to "discover" the New World...much to 
the amazement of the civilizations that had been living there for centuries. Our tradition will be 
more like the Indians, i.e., word of mouth and quite possibly ending with us living in internment 
camps out West. So, I guess the question is this: If Mr. Resistor fell over at the Supper Club and
there were no one there to hear it would he make a sound? It would be greatly appreciated if we 
don't have to test out this theorem the Saturday of the gig, however, something tells me that if Mr.
 Resistor fell over and there were no one there that the clouds would still part and the voice of 
God himself would say, "Hey Bruce, could you turn your guitar down?"
  Anyway...I think most folks who get this know the drill but for those of you who have been Spam I 
Am-ed let me go over what the refs say before they flip the coin. The gig is, more or less, a toys 
for tots sort of thing. Rather than pay  a cover charge patrons are asked to bring an unwrapped toy 
or gift which will later be donated to the Auburn Fire Department's toys for tots program. One year 
way back in the day we simply got  a list of the needy families from the Dept. of Human Resources 
and attempted to distribute them ourselves. I say "our" but it actually wound up being Dan and Keith 
while Eric and I slunk out of town to be with our familes. I don't think either of those two ever 
forgave us for that. Suffice to say we leave it up to the pros now who have 911 maps. At any rate, 
the toys can be for anyone from the very young to teen agers...dolls, balls, video games, bikes, 
cars (toy), clothes. You may have something "used" but in good condition that is collecting dust as 
a family member may have outgrown it. These are welcome as well. At times we have gotten enough 
stuff to fill multiple pickup trucks. If you would rather make a cash donation at the door that 
will, of course, be accepted. The plan is to give money this year to the East Alabama Food Bank. 
There are some folks really hurting this year. If you have a job and steady work and income be 
thankful because there are a lot of people who don't. As a friend of mine perceptively noted  a 
while back, Auburn is a bit behind the times in both good and bad ways. I always say when you cross 
the Georgia border to turn your watch back an hour and 20 years. It took a while for the economic 
crucnh to really get it's teeth sunk into our hide but it has, indeed, arrived.
  These gigs always serve as a measuring stick of the passage of time. In a college town so many 
people come and go. Some move on to other places and you forget about them only to have them 
remembered in a passing conversation...or a Facebook contact for those of you who have willingly 
relinquished the anonymity that we sometimes describe as being under assault. Some folks have gone 
on to whatever awaits us when this life is over...and none of us are getting any younger. I'm 
continually perplexed by the old geezer looking back at me during my weekly shave. But it is always 
great to see the old faces that don't really have reason to convene in one place aside from this 
sort of thing. Now many bring their kids who are about the age we were when we started all this. Who
 says society evolves? A lot of people believe a lot of different things concerning what it's all
 about but I think it is hard to argue with freinds getting together and having a good time for a 
good cause. I hope we can get a good crowd. We will be joined by Big Toh Medicine which consists of 
drummer extraorinaire,Jay Knorr, who--for my money--is probably the best musician in town--and the 
Guitar Shoppe Possee--Josh, Paul and Emery. I'm not sure who else will be on the set. It may evolve 
into a Medusa Head jam in the wee hours. Either way, we hope to be able to embarrass ourselves in a 
good way to your viewing and listening please. Hope to see you and that you all have a Merry 
Christmas and that the new decade finds you and yours in good health and spirits. It's good to be 
alive. B

 Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2008
 Subject: NOISE FOR TOYS DECEMBER 20, 2008 SUPPER CLUB

Hello Friends,
   Well, another 350 plus days have somehow slipped by like fog on little
cat's feet across the harbor and the time is upon us for yet another
installation of Mr. Resistor and the Incapacitator's "Noise For Toys"
Christmas Benefit aka how four old geezers attempt for one night only to
stave off old geezerdom through the production of hazardous noise and
arthritic gyrations.  The gig will be on Saturday, December 20 in 2008 the
Year of Our Lord at the War Eagle Supper Club. As befits our advancing
age..and bed time..Resistor will play first and will begin around ten
o'clock. Also performing this year will be NFT veterans, Square Bone, and
NFT neophytes, Jimbobwe.
   For those of you who don't know and the others who are senile and/or
left the better part of their short term memory in the alleyway behind
Darnell's in the 80s let me give a quick refresher course as to the rules,
guidelines and mores of NFT. In place of  a cover charge patrons are asked
to bring an unwrapped toy which will later be donated to the AFD's Toys for
Tots program for distribution. Keep in mind that the needy kids of the area
range in age from infant to teenagers so anything from dolls, bikes, toy
cars to video games or clothes will be greatly appreciated. For those who
would prefer to pay a cash cover charge the charity this year is going to be
to set up a scholarship fund for AHS jazz lab band students to use for
college.
   Our bassist, Keith Richardson, was in the AHS lab band back in the 70s
as was the bassist for Jimbobwe, Rob Cochran, until last year when he
graduated. My son, Thomas, also played bass in the lab band and will likely
sit in for a couple of tunes. So, there is a sort of connectivity here and
with the legendary AHS band director, Tommy Goff, having died this past year
we thought this might be a good time to get this ball rolling. Over the
years we have donated to various things--Project Uplift, Alabama Food Bank,
Safehouse, Storybook Farms and occasional trust funds for children of
Resistor "family members" who might have died in the past year.  Through the
numbers we as a collective group have been able to mass for these shows we
have given a little injection of goodness into various corners of the
community and it has been our privilege and  honor to attach our brand name
to these things that are really done more by the great and loyal
friends/fans we have had over the years. I'm always pleasantly befuddled by
the fact anyone would pay money to see us play and the fact that they do so
some 25 years after we struck our first chords is a blessing.
   The more things change the more they stay the same (Wasn't the Supper
Club there during the Civil War?). Bringing out Jimbobwe to join us is kind
of funny in that most of their members were not born when we began playing.
Their parents used to come and see us. And what isn't funny is that they are
half our age and can already play better than we can....bastards. Though
Square Bone's members are a bit older the same holds true so the next time
someone tells you it is all about practicing I advise you realize you either
got it or you don't...though practicing doesn't hurt. I think I have
actually mastered the three Chuck Berry/Keith Richards chords that
constitute my entire playing style and will humbly submit this for the
edification of the crowd on the 20th. It's nice to feel like there is a
legacy of sorts on the local music scene. Sadly, Auburn has never been quite
the hotbed for original music that it could or should be and I've never
quite understood why. There are plenty of good players and a huge university
to seemingly support it but whether it was disco in the 70s or DJs now it
has always seemed that the natives largely prefer their music canned. But
the fans that do like homegrown music are as good as anywhere and for this I
am eternally grateful.
   With each passing year a face or two falls away. Last year we lost Kelly
Ward and a couple years prior to that a couple of my dearest friends, Leeroi
Meadows and Rebecca Sparks, died. John Brandt, owner of the Supper Club,
lost his brother and, of course, we all still remember our friend Chris
Hinds. And then there are just those who move along to another town who have
been fixtures on the music scene. The hole left in the cosmic fabric by
Chris "Grover" Groves moving with his wife, Suzanne, to the University of
Iowa still has scientists baffled. Now the only time I get to see Grover is
in Drummer of Fortune magazine. So, it is with appreciation that we look
upon those who are still with us and whose legs and livers are of
satisfactory heartiness to brave the night. What do you call it, Jane?
Living in the Now? Yeah...let's do that!
   Anyway, let this serve as a little heads up. We hope to see a good crowd
out there again this year and that everyone has a very merry Christmas. May
the road rise to meet you and may you be in heaven a half hour before the
devil knows you're dead. B

 Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:08 PM 
 Subject: NOISE FOR TOYS DECEMBER 22 SUPPER CLUB 
   Tis the weekend of the Noise For Toys Benefit yet again my friends. 
 Having lost track of the exact number of times we have done this thing 
 but believing it to have been close to 20 I am calling it--yet again--the 
 Umpteenth Annual NFT. Mr. Resistor was born in the Christmas season of 
 1982 as memory serves and played our first gig at a Christmas party at
 Waldo Peppers which is not called Qioutes, I think. Though it was not a 
 beneft gig it was a three band show with some overlapping members. Along 
 with Resistor was Ricky Rowell and a band I was in with the gone but not 
 forgotten Pierce "Coldneck" Hodnette, Cresful "Corky" Reeves and Thomas 
 "Aquinas" Dean that we called Blues From Another Planet. Somewhere around 
 here I have some snapshots and, strangely enough, I look more like my son 
 than myself. Time flies.
    Anyway, a quick review of the rules: Bring an unwrapped gift instead 
 of a cover charge to the War Eagle Supper Club on Saturday night, 
 December 22. The show will start at 9:30 or 10:00 depending on the number 
 of folks there (!) and will be Resistor followed by Leeroi Dynamite and 
 the John Bull Band. As was the case all those years ago there are 
 overlapping members and will likely be stage raiders of various stripes. 
 It should go well into the wee hours. Those attending early please be 
 sure to use your manners as my parents will be there for the first time 
 in probably ten years. Last time I recall my father dancing until he was 
 soaked in sweat with Greta. We'll see if either of them have the gas left 
 in the tank to repeat.
    The cash donations this year will go to the trust fund of Jeri Ward, 
 daughter of Kelly Ward who died of a heart attack this Fall. Kelly was 
 around way back in the day when the Rakes who later evolved into Resistor 
 were playing at the Casino here in Auburn about 1980 and was always a 
 joyful and sweet hearted guy. Every year it seems we put an old friend in 
 the ground. The Supper Club's owner, John Brandt, lost his brother a 
 couple years back, our drummer Dan lost his father this Fall and we all 
 miss Becky Sparks, Leeroi Meadows and Chris Hinds just to name a few 
 whose faces that used to grace us. Their absence makes me cherish the 
 ones that still remain with their new lines and greying and/or thinning 
 hair. We are all very blessed to be able to get together and play this 
 gig every Christmas and to reunite old freinds and lovers.
    Remember that the toys that we ultimately give to the AFD Toys for 
 Tots drive can be for anyone from infant to teenager and they needn't 
 always be brand new. Many of you have kids who have outgrown certain toys 
 that would really make Christmas day for some kid. So, let's get together 
 one more time and feel all right and help brighten the Season for someone 
 less fortunate than oursleves and, believe me, they are many. Wishing you 
 all a Merry Christmas and Peaceful and Happy New Year. Much love. B



Subject: Leeroi Dynamite...Mr. Resistor
 Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:44:01 -0600
 
 Hello Cybernauts, 
    We can now all exhale with our ring for the sixth finger firmly in
place (would that be the bird/war eagle finger on the second hand?)  after
the local college team's win in the Iron Bowl Saturday. Life can now
proceed forward and we can focus on less important things like sustenance,
world peace and exactly what will become of Lindsay and Britney. There is,
however, one or two items that are a subset of the groups of important
and non-important things we can focus on and those are A) Leeroi Dynamite
appearing at Buffalos again this Thursday, November 29 like a
troublesome cold sore that pops up to remind you of  a deal of sorts made long ago
that you thought was a thing of the past and yet still remains and B)
similarly, the Mr. Resistor and the Incapacitators One Millionth Annual Noise for
Toys Benefit Gala at the War Eagle Supper Club on Saturday, December 22.
Mark them down in blood on your calendars or perhaps etch them into your
inner forearm with a woodburning kit. You won't want to miss it!
    Concerning the Dynamite at Buffalos...by now you all know the
drill. We should begin about 10:30 and play three healthy sets of
swampabillyfunkatelekineticrockinspazjazz at the very day low price of
free to the public. That's right. No cover. The price is right, regulated by
the Council on Wage and Price Stability and adjusted to compensate for
inflation, symptoms of euphoria and any costs involved with bodily
injury incurred on the mean streets of Auburn as you and your herd of goats
make their way to the pub. There is really little reason for you not to
attend. Rotting fruit will be provided to pelt the band with in case they
refuse your request for, say, You Light Up My Life by Debbie Boone or Louie
Louie by Chuck Cochran. Anyway, we will see you there..all of you...and there
will be a test.
    On the Resistor tip I'm just getting the word out early so you can
mold your lives, hearts and souls around this sacred event.  We should start
ten or so with, at present, the musical lineup being Resistor, Dynamite and
Square Bone with flexibility to bring in and subtract fellow artists.
I think most of you know how this works but for those who do not...it is
sort of a toys for tots thing where you bring an unwrapped as your cover
charge. These are then turned over to the Auburn Fire Dept. who have a system
to get them to the area's underprivileged kids. If you do not bring a toy
there is a cover charge and that money this year will be put into a trust fund
for the child of Kelly Ward who died of a heart attack this Fall. He was
one of the Resistor...and even Rakes...family from way back when we first
began blighting this town with our three chord pollutants. He will be missed
for his sweet demeanor and ready smile. I will continue to pound you with
info regarding this event in the coming month.
    So, that will be it for today. While our other guitarist Brennen
madly chips away at his novel on Dust Bowl Vampires to the whirring of his
unusually large table saw and happily bubbling vat of lava I will have
to be content to get my literary mojo working in these bi-weekly solicitous
diatribes. The world surely cowers in anticipation. Peace, love and
amps on eleven. B.



  Subject: Leeroi Dynamite at Buffaloes Thursday, October 18
 
 Dear in the Head Lights,
That day has come....that every other Thursday kind of day where
we, the members of Leeroi Dynamite and its affiliate franchises and circle of 
friends, do our thign at Buffaloes. The specific denotation for said
event that actually only represents yet another feeble attempt by mankind to 
impose his weak will on reality is October 18 at around 10:30 PM. In
the greater cosmos this is, naturally, immaterial, however, as we all seem
to be presently trapped like skunks in space and time it may be useful 
information.
    Not sure what to expect this time. We hope to avoid disgruntled and
possibly coke geeked harmonica players...unlike last time...in our
never ending quest to bring local legends in their spare time to the stage to
show their skills (and fill out our set). We are pleased that our drummer, 
Grover, will be able to make the gig as his appearance was in flux at
one point because his charming company was needed for his lovely wife, Dr.
Wood (that'd be a great porn name), on a trip to New Orleans for some sort
of conference. This trip is apparently off but they are off to other
regions outside the Hub of the Universe, i.e., Auburn, in the near future as
she looks to cash in on her recently acquired doctorate and in so doing
pull the rug out from under us by towing the baddest drummer around with her.
See him while you can. The drumming fixture on the Auburn music scene is
seemingly playing out the end of the string here. I've tried to explain to
Suzanne that us playing every other Thursday at Buffaloes ought to be enough of
a springboard to international stardom to convince her that there is no
need for her to work but she just isn't buying into the couch and bon bons
thing. C'est la vie.
    Anyway....not much new to report but I'll try to come up with some 
quasi-entertaining line of baloney should you venture to the pub for a 
listen. By the way, for those interested,  
Mr. Resistor  will be hosting the upteenth millionth Noise for Toys 
at the  War eagle Supper Cub  December 22. That is a Saturday. I'll be 
bombarding you with spam regarding this in the coming months.  Much love to all. B 

Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:37 AM
 Subject: 280 Boogie
 
 Just a quick note to our millions and millions of fans out there--as though this has not spread like
 a wildfire in July already--but Mr. Resistor will be rearing his ugly head on a somewhat unsuspecting
 public this Saturday (April 21) around 3:00 (CPT) at the Old 280 Boogie in Waverly, AL. I think this is 
 about the fifth or sixth one they've had but I lose track. Good family fun. I'll bringing my wife and kids. 
 
 I think I have two of them (kids) but I lose track. Also on the bill are our old pals, Nothing Personal.
 Their set will precede ours and it is my understanding they will also be playing an after the Boogie show 
 at Standard Deluxe. This is the event for the coolest of the cool and the soberest of the drunk to attend.
 Obviously, I've never been  but it should be fun.
 
 As ever, much thanks to Scott Peek and the various asundry folks involved with putting this thing on. 
 I played the first one they ever had with long lost amd much missed, Pretty Beat Up, and it was one of the
 grander Spring days I can recall. Then again, Tomcat was the winning pitcher in a little league game that 
 day so my euphoria may be misplaced. Speaking of which, has anybody seen my car keys?
 
 B
 
 
 STANDARD DELUXE the Town of Waverly 

 Old 280 BOOGIE / Waverly, Alabama
Join Us for Live Music, ART, Food & Family Fun 
SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2007
10am - 4:30pm

 7th Annual, FREE, Community-Sponsored Event
 Music starts at 10 am on the lawn next to
High-Corner Co-Op with performances by:

 SWORN ENEMIES (Americana / Western Swing / Bluegrass)

 SUNNY KING
(self-taught Alabama Bluesman / One-Man-Band)

 The FIDDLEWORMS  (Muscle Shoals Alabama / Southern Rock)

 The PINE HILL HAINTS  (Alabama Ghost Country Music)

 NOTHING PERSONAL  (All Original Members / Rock-n-RoLL)

 MR.RESISTOR And The Incapacitators
(Auburn's Only Surviving Punk Rock Extravaganza)

 Emcee : Wildman Steve

 Sound By: The Guitar Shoppe

 Booths by Regional Artists

 Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. / Kennedy Prints 
(LetterPress Poster Exhibit at High Corner Co-Op)

 Great Food provided by:

 Oskars Cafe
 Yellow Hammer Restaurant
 Red Root Organic Farm
 Waverly Baptist Church

 Fun for the Whole Family:

 Cake Walks
 Mule Buggy Rides
 Horseshoes
 Chalk Drawing
 Kids Events

 Rain or Shine

 Bring your Chairs and Blankets
 No Dogs or Glass Please

 SEE Front Page Article from Last Years Birmingham News at:
Waverly AL

 Directions From Highway 280:
Turn at Waverly Business District Sign

 Schedule also at: Standard Deluxe

 THANKS for your Support.
 Standard Deluxe / Scott Peek
 Design & Silkscreen Print Shop

 email: deluxe@standarddeluxe.com 
 Standard Deluxe
 Opelika Daily News 

 
Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:35:07 -0600

 Dear Ones,

 I just wanted to drop a quick note to everyone to thank them for the success of the Noise For Toys gig this past Saturday. We raised over $2000 for Storybook Farms and more than three pickup truck loads of excellent toys. In addition to this material bounty a grand time was had by all in attendance and a feeling of much joy pervaded the proceedings. Several folks who were unable to make it in person sent in contributions via the mail. The collective power of one group of people can make a real impact on another and it was inspiring to be a part of that process.
 I'd like to thank Nothing Personal for getting together their members from as far away as New York City and Nashville to play a set that did not for a second belie the fact that they had not played or practiced together for literally years. They showed up and sounded like they always did...err, that's either a good thing or a bad thing! ;) But seriously, it was great to see Walt and Tommy and Timberlake the Younger as well as the Brothers Lyden at it again. We hope to see them again next year. Also, big props to Walt from Square BONE (not Peg) for double duty as soundman and bassist extraordinaire. Jesse, Lance and Jeremy finished off the night for us with a couple sets of jamming blues and rock. Listening to Jesse play just reminded me how damn good a Les Paul sounds in the hands of someone who knows what to do with it. We did our usual three-chords-and-a-cloud-of-dust routine and our audience was both appreciative and forgiving. My ears are still ringing three days later so I know I did something right.
 As ever, John Brandt and the staff at the Club did their best to decorate and keep the Christmas spirit going. Frank Chatham was on hand to film the festivities as he is so good to do every year. Wildman Steve always promotes the stew out of it on the air which is such a great help. Scott Peek from Standard Deluxe contributed his usual screen printed posters and the night was made even more special by the appearance of my son, Thomas, on bass for a couple of tunes. I've been doing this gig since before he was born and it was really cool to see him up there carrying on the family franchise.
 We had printed up t-shirts and some CDs, in typical Resistor inattention to detail, pretty much forgot to tell folks they were for sale so I have enclosed a picture with the two styles (the models are forced child labor from Thomas and Jazzy). If you want one write me back. So, with that little bit of sloppy business detail out of the way I bid everyone a fond adieu until we meet again. Hopefully we can find occasion to get out and bend a few strings and dance a few steps before next Christmas but, if not, we will see you then. Have a great Christmas and remember that love cures all. 

B  
 


mrresistor.net


 Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 21:49:30 -0600 

  Friends, Lovers, Countrymen lend me your ears...and whatever small change you might have lying about,

 Another year has somehow slithered away and it is time again for Mr. Resistor 
 and the Incapacitators to rear its ugly head on an unsuspecting public for the umpteenth
 rendition of Noise For Toys at the War Eagle "Under My Thumb" Supper Club on
 Saturday, December 16th, 2006.  I cannot really recall when we started doing this tot
 toy acquisition and dispersal program but it was some time back in the 80s. We have 
 missed a year or two with group members having been flung afar and/or having fits
 of hissy or troubling delusions of adequacy but, by and large, we have been good little
 tin soldiers and marched down to our favorite Den of Iniquity to do what we must do to spread
 and fingerprint our own brand of Christmas Cheer. I do know that Mr. Resistor's first gig was a 
 Christmas show at a local watering hole in the year 1983 and we are pleased to be blessed with all
 four of us still on speaking terms and retaining large quantites of our sanity and faculties...well,
 at least enough to play our little three chord ditties one mo' time!

 The way this thing works is that rather than paying cover patrons are asked (told, actually) to 
 bring an unwrapped Christmas gift to be put beneath the tree which will do its best to sparkle 
 brightly and cheerily despite suffering from the ravages of second hand smoke. The presents can be
 anything from a toy truck or doll for a little child to perhaps a video game, ball glove or clothes
 for an older one. These will then be given to the APD's Toys for Tots program to be given  out to the
 area's under privilaged.They needn't be brand new so long as they are something that someone less
 fortunate might appreciate. Many of us have kids who have outgrown certain toys that are lying around
 the house that would make another kids' day. For example, my son has a remote control tank that has 
 been in the basement waiting for the government to supply sufficient armor to be deployed for years. 
 Maybe it needs to be re-deployed to another home as Greta thinks it is unbecoming for me to ask my 
 other "grown up" buddies to come over and play army and Thomas, well, he understands but let's just 
 say watching dad crawl around the backyard hollering, "If you don't let me liberate you I'm going to
 blow you into a million pieces!" while making machine gun noises isn't a Hallmark moment he wants to 
 cherish.  Anyway, you get the idea.

 If you don't want to part with your kids toys or just are the sentimental type who prefers to use
 cold cash then this too will be accepted.  We have given to various charities over the years and this
 year intend to give whatever greenback haul we make to Storybook Farm in Cusseta which runs a program
 of theraputic horseback riding for disabled children.  We have picked this particular charity in honor
 of our recently deceased friend, Rebecca Sparks, who loved us, our music and horseback riding. I know
 she would really like this idea and hopefully in some capacity she will be there with us if only in our 
 memories and hearts.  As many of you know, we have some spouses in the school system who work with Special 
 Education so these causes are near and dear to us. As an aside, it is remarkable how many local musicians
 have wives who teach Special Ed. Hmmmmmm.

 I am especially excited and delighted this year to have as one of our supporting acts Nothing Personal.
 Back in our heyday (yes, smart-ass, we had one!) Resistor and NP were constantly playing downtown
 around the corner from each other and were big fans of each others' music as well as just good friends.
 Walt, Tommy and the Brothers Lyden will kick off the show at 9:30. They swear to God they will start on 
 time so all of you/us poor grey haired working people who fight to stay up until midnight will be able
 to get out early and be entertained. We will play next followed by Square Peg, some of whom played 
 the show last year.  The whole thing should run late into the night and early into the morning 
 (long after my beloved Falcons will have no doubt finished having their brains beat out by the Cowboys
 at the Georgia Dome).

 With every passing year and the passing away of good friends (Rebecca, Leeroi Meadows) I more greatly
 appreciate the opportunities to play with my brothers and to see all of the old faces with new 
 "character lines" like a pair of well broken in shoes.  From good times in the recent and long gone 
 past ties that bind have been formed that we don't even think about until our eyes meet those of old 
 so and so that I haven't seen or thought about since last year's gig. A smile erupts and it makes you
 realize all over again how very good it is to be alive. I hope to see you folks out at the Supper Club 
 and that we add one more great memory to the collection of past ones from N4T. If I forget the words 
 or chords be gentle!  Much love to everyone and Resistor wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas. B

 Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 9:43 AM
 Subject: Thanks to all for the success of Noise for Toys

 Dear Sirs and Madams and Those in Between,
 I just wanted to write a quick note to thank everyone for helping make our Noise For Toys Benefit such a splendid success this past Saturday. The quantity and quality of toys under the tree was as good as I can ever remember. The graciousness and generousness of people when offered a chance never seems to astound me. On Saturday afternoon I ran across the Supper Club's owner, John Brandt, in Wal Mart with a shopping cart full of bicycles. He said that a FORMER employee had come by the bar and dropped off $200 and said to buy a bike if he could. I think he got six. In addition an excellent earth cruiser bike Brian (Chunky/Bike Dude) Henry was brought as he does every year from the Bike Shop. 
    Scott Peek from Standard Deluxe printed up a really cool poster especially for the event and many people bought them as well. All the bands autographed the posters. This would make I think, aside from checks and parental consent forms, my #3-35 autographs in 46 years. The first two were for children who saw us play back in the day in Pensacola and obviously didn't get out much.  The Clods, my brother's band from Atlanta, are also to be commended for playing an opening set and playing it well as is Keith Richardson for gamely playing on until about 4:00 AM, jumping in his car and driving back to Dallas, GA to get his church's praise band set up and ready to go for that morning's service. Heathen that I am I slept in as long as this former Night Owl's internal body clock would allow which was about nine. Ah, cruel is the day job world.
    In addition to the toys we collected close to $1300 on the door which will go to the autism clinic they are trying to set up at the Auburn Early Education Center.  I'd also like to single out and thank my mother and father for sending an additonal check for $500 for this fund.  For those of who know Eric and I personally, it might surprise you to know that our parents are actually two of the nicest and most virtuous folks you'd ever want to meet. Funny how that DNA stuff can just go haywire sometimes. Maybe if I had paid more attention in 8th grade Biology I would know why. I'm getting a second chance on this matter as my son takes these classes so by this time next year we hope to have a hypothesis formulated.
    This year's show saw a collection of old and familiar faces that was as good as I can remember. Notably, Resistor's old soundman and full time know-it-all, Tim "Hey Buddy" Moore, made it all the way from Hawaii. OK, so he was visiting his family here in town for Christmas too but I am sure that was a secondary consideration. Dan's sister Rhonda came up from Pensacola and my nephew Adam made it down from Carolina for the second year running. The band is about three weeks older than Adam at 21 years this Christmas. It was also food to see my spiritual guru, Patty "Perfect" Branum (and her sidekick!!!), my first rock and roll employer and owner of the long gone bur never forgotten Casino, Mike Klein, Kathy "What Time is the Sound Check?" O'Donnell and too many more to mention.  At this time of year we all should be and I think are especially grateful for the blessings of good friends and the fact that we are still around to slither the planet's face. We appreciate you all and wish you a Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year.  Do your homework, say your prayers, brush and floss regularly, keep the shiney sde up and the greasy side down and we hope we will see you all again next year. 
Peace, Love and Telecasters,
 Bruce


 Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:52 PM
 Subject: Mr. Resistor Noise For Toys December 18 War Eagle Supper Club

 Dear Friends and Countrymen,

 Before time gets away from me and I don't get the word out in advance other than via my withering grapevine let me 
take a moment of your time and mine to say we will be doing our annual Christmas show at the Supper Club on the 18th 
of December beginning around 10 or so.  As the lineup is kind of nebulous at best let me call it Resistor and Friends.
 Notably, the band Eric has been working with in Atlanta, the Clods, will  play a set and the return to the fold of Keith
 "Rock Steady" Richardson on bass. So, you will now have the original prehistoric lineup there to look at and listen to 
and be able to say, "Wow, I thought I was old but look at them."

 Frankly, I have lost count of the number of years we have done this gig but I would reckon it is in the range of 15 and I
 believe this will mark 21 years since the band first attempted to play the wrong chord at the right time. The idea for
 Noise for Toys was hatched in the late 80s when we were still filled with delusions of adequacy and success after playing 
a similar type benefit in Pensacola, Florida. In that particular one the participants and patrons wore pajamas which,
 ironically, was also a theme for one of the first gigs I ever played with my original group, the Rakes, at Ford Court here in
 Auburn in the late 70s. Being that I have never been much of a pajama wearer (we'll leave that cloaked in blessed
mystery) we kind of squashed that aspect of the benefit. At any rate, for the uninitiated, the way it works is that instead
 of paying  a cover charge you show up for the gig with an unwrapped toy that would be suitable for one of the area's 
needy kids. This can be a clean used toy or a brand new one and can be anything from dolls and toy trucks to baseball
 gloves, video games, clothes or books...anything that might be appreciated on Christmas by someone who might 
otherwise have little or nothing. If you do not bring a toy, the cover charge will be donated to charity.

 In the past it has been our privilege and pleasure to be able to direct the funds raised by this event to what we deemed
 a worthy cause. Often a part of the money would be used to buy some extra toys to add to the stash we collect and then
 part donated to projects we believed in such as Project Uplift or Safehouse. In the last couple of years we have donated 
to a trust fund for the son of Chris Hinds, an old and dear friend of the band and many others surrounding it who died 
too young of cancer, and then last year to the family of Officer McMenimum of Opelika who was wounded in the line of
 duty and is the brother of John McMenimum who actually attended that pajama party at Ford Court referenced earlier. 
John and I both had more hair back then but I will say I now know three more chords than I did then and two more than
 John knows now. He does have a wicked curveball though.
 
 This year the money is going to be donated to Auburn University Autism Center in hopes of establishing a second 
location at the Auburn Early Education Center (kindergarten) for the children of the area who are dealing with autism 
to augment the one presently at the Yarborough Elementary School. Some figures suggest that autism is on the rise in
 the population with numbers as great as 1 in 166 kids. There will also be a benefit half marathon held on March 5th (my
 birthday) at the Auburn Links Golf Course (www,auburnrunning.org).Greta and Pam, my brother's wife, have been
 involved in Special Education as their profession for many years and have both been dedicated to improving the lives of 
some folks who are born in many ways less blessed than many of us, however, no less cherished. A particular favorite of 
Greta's was an autistic boy who loved Elvis Presley and was a bit of a musical prodigy at a young age and would entertain 
the class with renditions of Blue Suede Shoes on an autoharp with a batting glove on his hand to spank the perfectly 
adjusted chords of the song. It will be nice to help out everyone in the community and touch on something very close to 
my home in particular.

 As the years get by and my senile dementia melds with my standard issue dementia it becomes hard to remember all 
the people over the years that have been involved with the band and/or its satellites and are either no longer of this 
world or simply this area code.  This year I will miss Barber Bancroft, Chris Hinds, Glenn Vaughn and Pops Brooks who
 are no longer with us as well as my old pal Rebecca Sparks out there in Texas who I hope one day can make it back here
 for the show. A special prayer goes out to the soldiers and families of the soldiers who have lost all they had to lose this
 year... "To all the world he was a soldier but to us he was all the world." And as ever we wish you all a Merry Christmas.
 John Brandt (War Eagle Supper Club Czar and Despot) and the band hope you can make it out. 

 Your Pal,

 Mr. Resistor





 
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