Our First Baby...

The Crazed Quest: In the Beginning . . .

Issue 1
Well, I've put it off as long as I could, and that's because I'm just plain chicken! It's nerve-wracking to write something that I'm about to send off to several hundred subscribers, any of whom might come at me with a frying pan if the newsletter stinks! So I'm just gonna jump right in...here goes!
 
WELCOME TO THE CRAZED QUEST!
 
Yep, it's the newsletter about a handful of crazy coots who are plunging into the music business headfirst...and hoping we start swimming! The characters (and I mean that any way you wanna take it) you'll be meeting are: George Lee, Jr., our fearless leader; Cowboy Maxx, musician extraordinaire, and Crawdad Heck, man of untold abilities. A couple wannabes who play with the band when we need 'em are Tom Lee and Chris Webb. You can read all about each of these guys on the site...just click on the section that I aptly named: Who Are These Guys??? In each newsletter, I plan to tell you a little bit about one of the Cowboys, so's you can get to know 'em slow and sure...Don't know if you could stand hearing about those fools all together at one time...that's for next time.
 
Oh, that reminds me, I'm the only normal, sensible one of the group. That's probably because I'm not a musician. I'm a schoolteacher, or used to be, before I took over this rowdy crew. Heaven knows SOMEBODY had to get them under control. Looks like I got stuck with 'em. My name is Miz B. The Cowboys call me Crazy Miz B, but you and I both know that's just more of their nonsense.
 
BLAST FROM THE PAST
 
There's no way I'm going to be able to fill you in on the whole history of the guys over the years, but I will tell you how they came together many moons ago... George Lee, Jr. and Cowboy Maxx first met up in the mid-80s when Cowboy Maxx was playing drums with RUCKUS, at the time the premiere C&W country cover band in St. Louis. Cowboy Maxx had some differences with one of the guitarist /singers, which actually culminated in a punchout at a gig while onstage. George was playing in the band which had opened up for Ruckus,(USBlues, featuring Crawdad Heck who appears again late in this rambling missive) and stood in for the rest of Ruckus' set, crooning his favorite George Strait, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams tunes to the displeasure of the immediately displaced lead singer and bandleader. Next time I'll fill you in on a little more past history. Wouldn't you know it was trouble that got 'em going? It figures.
 
WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW?
 
As of now, the band is practicing night and day to re-enter the St. Louis music scene, which they had left some time back due to pressing issues such as life, work, and money. Last summer, though, that music itch just had to be scratched, and George put together a CD...and Cowboy Maxx got involved, and they were having a ball playing all that music. But how to support the habit? Making music is expensive!
 
Well, here nosy Miz B stepped in. I have always felt they were as good as anybody out there--no matter what genre they were playing at the time (I think they've played 'em all)---and a brainstorm hit! THE WEB. GET THE MUSIC ONLINE...then take it from there. See if we can get some kind of buzz going! Now, George had some reservations, 'cause he's still not sold on this "computer" world we seem to be living in, but I'm a pretty pushy broad...so here we are, with a website, a newsletter, and the whole shebang is catching on! We've sold a few CD's, the word is getting out--but we've got a looooooong way to go!
 
For example, George and I are on the radio tonight...here's what the fellow we'll be talking with told us: "The station is 1360 AM WNJC and we can be picked up mainly in the Phila Pa area down to the Jersey shore, and into Delaware and Eastern Maryland and up into Central NJ" It's at 6:30 eastern time, should any of you be near enough to listen in. George is looking forward to it; I'm just hoping I don't lock myself in the bathroom having a nervous fright attack! I'M SKEERED!!!!! Think of us at 5:30! Think good thoughts! Maybe it will get me outta the bathroom...
 
WHY ON EARTH ARE WE DOING THIS CRAZED THING?
 
The lyrics of Welcome to Hip Hop Country tell that story pretty clearly, and here they are: The bigwigs had better take notice of us! We're coming on strong; gonna hit 'em like a bus. Never mind subtlety, we've got no time to waste. We're the Crazed Cowboys, and we're getting in your face! Welcome to hip hop country: The Land Of The Crazed Cowboys.. We ain't too smart, and we ain't too pretty, but we sure love makin' noise! We take a little slice of country, add a little hip hop too, Mix it all up in a crazy way an serve it up fresh to you. (CHORUS): Welcome to Crazy Hip Hop Country. Welcome to Crazed Cowboys Hip Hop Country! George Lee, Jr.'s tired of living Half A Dream; Wants his rightful place atop the country music scene. We don't wanna knock the two-step; actually, we think it's fine.. But we suspect you could use some fresh beats out there on The Line. That just sums up how we feel about it! You can hear that song if you want to, along with all our others... CLICK!
Q & A
 
No newsletter is complete unless you learn something to use in your daily life, or to enrich your spiritual essence, so since I have a lot of teaching background, here is Musical History Lesson #1: Q: Miz B, how did music begin? A: Music is an age-old tradition that traces its roots back beyond recorded history. In the time of the woolly mammoth, beasts could be heard snorting to one another in varying pitches and keys. This was known then as "mating." In more recent times, we have come to call it "recording your stuff" or "playing gigs." Ê As you can see, I'm quite knowledgeable on these topics, so I'd be delighted to receive questions from you, dear fellow Questers, if you need a little background on some musical topic...I'll post these in the next newsletter. Perhaps your questions will end up on our website! After all, I do love to help others learn. mailto:historyquestion@crazedcowboys.com
 
A SHAKY CONCLUSION
 
We have reached the end of Issue One, not because I've run out of things to say, but because I doubt you'd read one more screen...so: If you have one of our CD's, we love you! Buy more as gifts for the holidays! Buy several. It's a good thing to do. It will make everyone very happy. I'll be very proud of you. If you haven't been to our site--go now! You're late! If you haven't listened to our music--how sad for you.... If you want to send comments, ideas to help us figure out what the heck to do next, tips, criticisms, suggestions or questions, write me! mailto:crazymizb@crazedcowboys.com If I've ruined your day, and you never, ever want to receive this newsletter again, mailto:unsubscribe@crazedcowboys.com But I want you to know it will break my heart. Real bad. See you next time---as the Quest continues!
 
Crazy Miz B for George Lee, Jr. & the Crazed Cowboys
 
WE LOVE YOU, CRAZED QUESTERS!!!!
 

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