Used Kids is a wonderful place to be on Mondays, especially when they have free in-store performances.
Bill Callahan (aka SMOG) stopped by Used Kids records on April 13 in order to promote his new album 'Sometimes I Wish I Were An Eagle.' Given the man's propensity for writing introspective folk music about birds and trees and the like, the intimate setting of Used Kids was a perfect location. The show itself started at 7:30, and Used Kids was packed with a fairly diverse crowd. The place was almost filled to the brim. A man from the Columbus Fire Department was there, ostensibly to shut down the concert. However, he brought a stack of LPs and an amp; everything was in place for Callahan to perform.
Callahan's reserved demeanor definitely fit the guerrilla gig well; there was not much banter between songs, other than a curt introduction, or a discussion of guitar tuning. He did manage to work in a dirty easter joke, though.
"What did the egg say to the pot of boiling water? It's gonna take me a while to get hard, I just got laid by this chick."
That's a spectacular joke! I love (dirty) word play!
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