Larger than life

 Up next, Kirk Ramsay - a.k.a. Giant Hand - takes the guitar noise noise down a notch. Giant Hand has gathered a lot of notice since he first listened to Daniel Johnston and said "Hey, I could that." I took these photos sans flash - one the advantage of the new LED lights the clubs are starting to use is they're quite a bit brighter.

The front view of Kirk!



One side of Kirk!



The other side of Kirk!



Close-up action.



He's not a man to stand still.



Giant action!



And finally some knob-twirling action!



He's got a January tour coming up with Winchester Warm.

• Show reminder: There's more fundraising at the Elmdale House, this time for John Allaire, who had a bit of heart trouble a few weeks ago and could use some help until he's fit enough to get on stage again - The X Town Cryers, The Campistas, Ray Harris, Tara Holloway, Pat Moore, Lost Colt and Lefty McRighty are among the performers. Difference and Explosion and Adam's Rib are at the Rainbow; The Valveenus and Go Long! play the Avant-Garde.