by Little Fyodor Yes, you know what apeshitness you're going to get with a Little Fyodor show, but if you look closely, you can catch some variations.... I'm gonna follow up on Evan's post, in which he makes some assertions that I don't dispute about the limits and ultimate recursiveness and paradox of going apeshit bonkers till you can't get any more apeshit bonkers. I certainly agree that such a goal can only go so far as an end unto itself -- hell, look what it did to GG Allin!!! Within Evan's declamation he contends that "you know what you’re going to get at a Little Fyodor performance. He may be 'out-of-the-box' by definition, but he’s not busting the envelope anymore simply by being Little Fyodor." Again, I don't dispute that, yet there's often more than one way to look at the same phenomenon, and since a picture's worth a thousand words and y'all should be the ultimate judge (and I feel like showing off), I offer the following examples of my "Dance of the Salted Slug," which climaxes most every Little Fyodor & Babushka performance, so much so that I once was going to leave it out (I had forgotten the backing track!), and the audience called for my blood were I not to exhibit it somehow!! And yet at the same time, well... I said I would leave it to you and so I shall! I'll only add that one of the things I missed most about Walls Of Genius was being able to dance and prance about while not having to worry about fronting or carrying the band as I'm inevitably required to with my solo material. I guess I took all of that side of what I liked to do and squeezed it into this Dance. We don't use the backing track anymore, and I'm surprised and disappointed to only find one good example of that version online, but here's a few examples from over the years, including one at Hal's 50th birthday party....
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Leslie Singer
1/25/2019 07:16:26
Now That Is What I Call Bonkers!
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Little Fyodor
1/25/2019 20:01:26
Thank you, Leslie!! I do my best....
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Hal McGee
1/25/2019 08:09:10
I watched all of the versions and it's pretty obvious that audiences love "Dance of the Salted Slug"! In my opinion your best performance of the four was the Gainesville show. It was also the best filmed and had the best picture and sound quality (all thanks to Christopher Miller), plus your clothing was the best! I'll say this, Fyodor: you kept the original spirit of Walls Of Genius alive and kicking during its 28 year hiatus! Little Fyodor (with Babushka) kept that batshit crazy bonkers freak flag flying in your solo, duo, and group recordings and performances.
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Little Fyodor
1/25/2019 20:26:15
The Gainesville Dance was definitely a good one!! It was an awesome event overall!
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Evan Cantor
1/25/2019 14:17:22
Can't disagree with the Dance Of The Salted Slug--it's certainly bonkers, always was and always will be. I guess my point (which Fyo didn't dispute) was that perhaps you expect the Dance at a Fyodor performance. So, yes, it's clearly bonkers, but also something that fulfills an expectation. Don't stop dancing, my friend!
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Little Fyodor
1/25/2019 20:46:14
Oh yes, it absolutely fulfills an expectation, at least for anyone who was familiar with Little Fyodor ahead of time; in fact, as described, it sometimes has even fulfilled a DEMAND!
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Little Fyodor
1/27/2019 02:43:13
Well I realize it's just a lot of thoughts, interesting thoughts at that, which spurred my own thoughts, and then my desire to share my dances! And I'm glad I did, just as it was fun to read your thoughts!
Jerry Kranitz
1/25/2019 17:23:22
Dance Fyodor DAAAAAANCE!!!!
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Little Fyodor
1/25/2019 20:46:38
I CAN'T HELP IT!!!!
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Chris Phinney
1/28/2019 08:50:50
Wundderbar! :)
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Little Fyodor
1/28/2019 21:30:44
DANKE!!! :D
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