October's Grease Inc. Magazine

Be on the lookout this week for the October edition of Grease Inc. Magazine. Inside, you'll find my interview with Chris Saint Clark from Hellfire Revival.

Heading to Muddy Roots

I'll be attending Muddy Roots Music Festival on behalf of Garage 71 and Grease Inc. this year. I've not attended this event before, but I hear it's amazing time where many of the musicians come out and hang with the audience the entire weekend. It's not stuck up or pretentious, like other major events - this is as rootsy as you can get.

Some of this year's performers include Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Joe Buck, Little Jimmy Dickens, Hillbilly Casino, Reverend Horton Heat, and Dr. Ralph Stanley.

I hope to meet plenty of you fine folks who've listened to my show the past eight years. I don't often get time to travel out of state for music festivals, so I'm pretty damn excited about this one! Be on the lookout for the Garage 71 ambulance and be sure to stop by for a drink.

Preview of My Interview With Hot Rod Walt

I recently interviewed Hot Rod Walt with the Psycho DeVilles and the Hot Rod Walt Trio. The interview will be featured in the music section of Grease Inc. magazine (August issue), but until then enjoy this snippet where he discusses his "Yellow Jacket."


Reverend Andy: I'd love for you to talk about the Yellow Jacket - how did you acquire it, I know you got rid of it, then it came back to you.

Hot Rod Walt: I first saw the "Yellow Jacket" (a 1934 Ford 5-window Coupe) back in 1984-85 at the Carlisle Penn swap meet. I got the guy's number and started saving my money. Once I had all the cash, I called him, then a friend and I drove from north Jersey all the way down to Cape May after work one night. 


We arrived at daybreak, test drove it, then loaded it up and headed home. I terrorized Sussex county for two years with that car! I went through 3 engines and then sold it to build a Model A coupe with a Hemi. I immediately regretted that decision and called the guy every year for 22 years until he finally gave in and sold it back to me... in pieces. For TWICE what I sold it to him, but it's still worth every penny. I immediately started doing everything to it that I had dreamed of doing to it when I was a teenager. New dropped axle and 6-71 supercharged SBC with a 4 speed!

I ended up with two pretty cool songs about that car - "Yellow Jacket" and "Supercharger." I still have it today and it's in the middle of going through a major rebuild right down to the frame.

Atlanta Tattoo Expo

If you love tattoos or want to be surrounded by people with them, then I think you need to hit the Atlanta Tattoo Expo this weekend at the Crowne Plaza. Bring money in case you think of a tattoo you want or find an artist whose work you love.

There'll be vendors, seminars (a buddy of mine is taking a class on how to build his own equipment), and you don't want to miss the annual bikini contest out by the pool! You can buy one, two, or three day passes and then you won't miss out on anything.

Be sure to stop by the Garage 71/Grease Inc. booth and say hello. We'll be set up with free copies of our magazine and will have the music turned up to 11!