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1978 show in Netherlands with Leroy, Asa and D Sharpe!




Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers - Egyptian reggae & More ( Original Live Special 1978 ) via exclusivevids100

tour 2011 halfway through the year

1978's I'm a Little Airplane!

Happy Summer Solstice dear Jojofans! It's hard to believe the year is half over. I'm posting the earlier tour information here for the archive- next up are 3 shows at the Make-Out Room in San Francisco in July. Be there if you can and tell us all about it!

Tue, Wed, Thu 12-14 July San Francisco Make-Out Room

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USA

Mon 7 Feb Albuquerque NM (Launchpad)(tix)
Tue 8 Feb Marfa TX (Marfa Book Company)(tix (call venue)
Wed 9 Feb Austin TX (Hole in the Wall)
Thu 10 Feb Austin TX (Hole in the Wall)
Fri 11 Feb Austin TX (Continental Club)
Sat 12 Feb Austin TX (Continental Club)
Sun 13 Feb Denton TX (Rubber Gloves)
Tue 15 Feb Springfield MO (Outland Ballroom)
Wed 16 Feb St. Louis MO (Off Broadway)(tix)
Thu 17 Feb Huntsville AL (Flying Monkey Arts Center)
Fri 18 Feb Atlanta GA (Highland Inn)(tix)
Sat 19 Feb Atlanta GA (Highland Inn)(tix)
Sun 20 Feb Tallahassee FL (Club Downunder)
Tue 22 Feb Gainesville FL (Common Grounds)(tix)
Wed 23 Feb Savannah GA (The Wormhole)(tix)
Thu 24 Feb Asheville NC (Grey Eagle)(tix)
Fri 25 Feb Chapel Hill NC (Local 506)(tix)
Sat 26 Feb Washington DC (9:30 Club)(tix)
Sun 27 Feb Baltimore MD (The 8X10)(tix)
Tue 01 Mar Philadelphia PA (First Unitarian Church)(tix)
Wed 02 Mar Northampton MA (Pearl Street Downstairs)(tix)
Thu 03 Mar Somerville MA (Somerville Theatre)(tix)
Fri 04 Mar Rochester NY (Bug Jar)(tix)
Sat 05 Mar Buffalo NY (Mohawk Place)
Sun 06 Mar Cleveland OH (Beachland Ballroom)(tix)
Tue 08 Mar Pittsburgh PA (Mr. Small's Theatre)(tix)
Wed 09 Mar Newport KY (Southgate House)(tix)
Thu 10 Mar Ferndale MI (Magic Bag)
Fri 11 Mar Chicago IL (Metro)(tix)
Sun 1 May Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court
Wed 4 May Lincoln NE Knickerbockers
Fri 6 May Minneapolis MN Triple Rock Social Club
Sun 8 May Chicago IL The Hideout
Tues 10 May Indianapolis IN Radio Radio
Wed 11 May Louisville KY Zanzabar
Thu 12 May Louisville KY Zanzabar
Fri 13 May Nashville TN The 5 Spot
Sat 14 May Nashville TN The 5 Spot
Sun 15 May Memphis TN Hi-Tone Cafe

The Lamb (1789) and Jonathan Richman (1978)

Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life, and bid thee feed,
By the stream and o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing, woolly, bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice?
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee.
He is called by thy name,
For He calls Himself a Lamb.
He is meek, and He is mild;
He became a little child.
I a child, and thou a lamb,
We are called by His name.
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Little Lamb, God bless thee!

-- William Blake, 1789

'The Lamb' can be sung to the melody of the French folk song 'Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman', used by Mozart in Blake's time (some writers call Blake and Mozart spiritual twins; both were influenced by Freemasonry). It's also known as the melody of 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'

British composer John Tavener wrote a beautiful choral setting for 'The Lamb' in 1982. He explains:

The Lamb was written twenty-two years ago for my then 3-year old nephew, Simon. It was composed from seven notes in an afternoon. Blake's child-like vision perhaps explains The Lamb's great popularity in a world that is starved of this precious and sacred dimension in almost every aspect of life.

Listen to John Tavener's 'The Lamb'




'Summer Morning', from Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers (snippet heard at beginning of interview)

What's on? Jonathan's on!

I squealed a little bit when I found this, because I had seen a tiny, tiny clipping of it on Myspace many eons ago. It's an interview from 1978, on a show called, apparently, "What's On". We find out that Jonathan shares my love of William Blake, and likes when he doesn't have to use a P.A.



God, he's adorable. God bless chatham43 for finding and posting this.