Dr Frank practicing "Checkers Speech" w/Ted Angel Tanner ...

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Last year in Dallas, Tanner Leaser and Matt Morris (the rhythm section of the band 41 Gorgeous Blocks) joined MTX to play the not-often-played song "Checkers Speech." This came up as a "memory" on Tanner's timeline, which reminded me of this video of our quick unplugged rehearsal in the upstairs office at the club: https://youtu.be/dDSMLp7KXUI And here's the result: https://youtu.be/DzaUI8j_OCQ And here's the "minor secrets": https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1051542774652342272?referrer=frankportman Good times. #music #songs #video #minds

Dr Frank practicing "Checkers Speech" w/Ted Angel Tanner Leaser & Matt Morris, Austin TX 12.07.2019

Like it says, we were running through this song (which hadn't been played by MTX for at least 20 years) in the upstairs room at the Three Links in Dallas, Texas before our show. Matt and Tanner were the rhythm section of the late, great Dallas band 41 Gorgeous Blocks and this was a song they really...

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