Tonight, The Fucking Hotlights will kick off their tour with a gig at Soundlab. In honor of that, we talked to their manager Sid Selleck about their upcoming tour, video games, taco bell and and gambling.
buffaBLOG: Tonight kicks off the tour. Where will you be going?
Sid: Actually the tour has been going on for three weeks now. I've been billing the boys as "Sammy Sugar-jack and Tune Town Trollops". No one comes. Ever. Fuck that band. The new band (started by my cousin Junior, passed on to me 'cos the guy's a glass of red wine) is called the Fucking Hotlights. Leaving soon, something after Friday. Saturday. Yeah. Friday's the kickoff at Soundlab. Seriously tell people to spend all their parents' money there. I don't even care.
First show off-radar is Cleveland and only my mother's God knows where. Maybe Cranky's Manatee. Maybe the Serendipity Fest or whatever they do. Haven't been out that way since the big meltdown upstate. I dunno; Chicago, Indy, Pitts, Boston, that ex-rathole near Queens, hopefully Ilion. Check it out on spacebook.
buffaBLOG: Will you be checking out any tourist traps along the way?
Sid: You mean Detroit? More like a bear trap these days… I'm kidding. Laugh. I'm actually not going; sending a proxy. Kid named Jake, does some legwork for me. I seriously though would see anything made of butter. I don't even know if they have that. John told me in Buffalo they make entire sheep out of butter! Every year! Wild. Why? Who cares; I just like to see a person who knows what they're doing. No, the trip is pretty booked with real shit to do, lots of music-playing all over. They will never be more than 8 blocks from a Taco Bell, so how much can you really see, y'know? These kids hate that shit though; every time I'm in town I want to go to the Falls and drop 'em off so I can go see some people and settle some football/pony-related issues I've carried over from a previous career, but they can't stand it. Just sit around and mope. Seriously, take these kids to a wedding and watch what happens. Like a goddam turd in punch.
buffaBLOG: you guys have been on the road before. Whats the best advice you could give that helps you survive the long trip?
Sid: SOCKS. Seriously, bring 8 bags of socks. I don't actually go but they tell me this. The kid, Jake, I'm sending out with the boys on this one got trench foot last time. Find the booker's girlfriend and avoid her. Keep the girls away from John and out of the van. Kid ruins everything. We were at a homecoming game, I'm talking to people, fuckin kid comes up to me, talking all weird, totally spun on some Dayquil drink he made up, next thing I know I gotta pry the goddam Schenectady cops off this kid with $150 and a crowbar. Just stay out of the jelly jar, y'know? Don't be a prick. You'll be fine.
buffaBLOG: give us a progress report on the new album. The ep was great, but 3 songs isn't enough for my fix
Sid: It's skiing on Mont Blanc right now. Word is she's on a scooter trip through rural Europe, thinking of hitting Morocco but I got guys. Never gonna make it that far but she's a fighter. I'm thinking December.
buffaBLOG: I really enjoy playing smash brothers while listening to your music. what's your favorite nintendo or sega video game?
Sid: I don't play video games. I leave my house. I play a game called "Magic Keno" at the racino when I go up to Saratoga off-season. I have to touch the screen and I lose money every time, but boy, do the older ladies love that thing. I leave down $20 in nickels but waist deep in pearls and early-model Chanel. Kaching.
Send the band off tonight at 9 at Soundlab. Cover is only 5 bucks!
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