Shawarma!

Gee, I remember when Yogi and The Lunatic were down to a twosome. Now we get Yogi (not Yogar, as previously reported) and the Hill People - or, as Tom Werbowetski puts it: "This is Yogi ... and these ... are ... the Hill People!" You get two drummers (Damien Sawka and Mary Granger, Yogi's sister); two guitarists (Yogi himself, who also handles the vocals, and well-known booze-slinger Cameron Terrell); one bassist, Dave Martendale; and two percussionists, including Tom. That's a lot of folks. Two more and they're in White Cowbell Oklahoma territory, and closing in on the Silver Hearts (Update: This post was edited July 29, 2008).

On your left: Tom, Cameron, Yogi, Damien.



On your right: Mary and Dave.



Rhythm and more rhythm.



Werbowetski sans flash.



Some dual vocalizing from Yogi and Dave.



Cameron plays guitar while Werbowetski werbowetskis ("To behave oddly with unusal vigour in a musical settling; may include heckling" says my Oxford English Dictionary).



More Damien ...



And the man himself ... Yogi. Likes his seafood, yum!



Definitely a way-cool show. The more the merrier.

• Japanese head trip news: Acid Mothers Temple, Sept. 16 (not Sept. 19 as stated in an earlier version of this post) at Babylon. It's like a dream come true! And here I had scheduled a trip to B.C. ... call my travel agent!