Go listen to the Reverend Billy C Wirtz, seriously

[anarky]

I'm going to go off on you people tracking down this dude's work like mabs is going off on everyone and Dark Place.

Basically, he's this pretty awesomely talented redneck pianist who plays a sort of combination blues/country... with some of the silliest lyrics ever written. I've known his ouevre for over a decade. He is a god among men.

Here's his myspace page: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =152517202. Not a lot on there, but it looks like you can play a few songs, including "Just Friends" (one of my favorites). (Too bad "Mennonite Surf Party" and "Honky Tonk Hermaphrodite" aren't on there.)

BTW, he's funnier live than in the studio, though the studio stuff is funny. He has a few live albums, but they typically get a little censored before they're released.

Also, sadly, most of his back catalog is OOP (though some of it's on iTunes), but his official website says this should be corrected soon. Album titles include Backslider's Tractor Pull, Songs of Faith and Inflammation, Pianist Envy, and Confessions of a Hillbilly Love God--those should give you a vague idea of the goofiness we're talking about here.

[Ran]

I think I've heard some of his stuff on the XM Comedy channel.

And I'm a little worried that you are dissapointed at not finding a "Honky Tonk Hermaphrodite". Fill in a line from Clerks here.